Like Stephanie, we are gearing up for a big move. Last year this time, we moved from California to Kansas. Stopped for one year, and now are going to finish the drive and end up in Washington, DC. We...
They say a cluttered desk is a cluttered mind…. Well, I believe them. It’s commonly known that we “artsy, creative types” are messy in general, but it’s also said that a...
Perfect hair. Perfect Clothes. Perfect location. It can become an obsession. But stop. Step back. Ask yourself: Why are we taking family pictures? Are we taking them to post on facebook? No. Are we t...
I may have mentioned before that I’m a bit of a recovering perfectionist. Some of that comes from my dad. He is all about the prep work. You don’t start a project without a sketch —...
This is the last week of school in our house and we are ready. We are ready to trade in the structure of the school year schedules and to-do lists for something a little more flexible and a little mo...
I was cruising around our local mall a few weeks back and the second I walked into Anthropologie, I couldn’t stop swooning over all the painted mason jars the store was decorated with. And you ...
I subscribe to Real Simple magazine. I get party invitations in the mail at least six weeks prior to the event. I return emails (usually) within 24 hours. I have spent significant time in the kitchen...
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There are so many things to love about late spring, early summer. One of the things I love most is our annual trip to pick strawberries. We pack lunches, bring friends and make the hour drive west fo...
Let’s be real here: traveling with young kids is no picnic. Sure, there was a time in my life when I looked forward to long car and plane rides with my kiddos. In the car we’d play...
I’ve never been to the MOMA, in fact, I’ve never set foot in New York City. And, please note, they have a rad online gift shop. I digress. Although I love and appreciate art (and spent a ...
Here it is, Mother’s Day night and I am reflecting on the craziness of this day. Of this month. And, the month to come. The packers arrive on Tuesday and by Saturday, I’ll be flying to Ta...
It might only be May, but here out west things are already starting to look a lot like summer. We’ve been exploring outside and by default the kids are in great moods and the house is cleaner. ...
7:35am – Wake up. God love my husband, he got the big kids up and off to school and let me sleep. I went to bed pretty late last night. 8:02am – Get Clay and I showered and dressed. 8:07a...
Creative mamas foster creative kiddos. And although we truly treasure the masterpieces our budding artists create, let’s face it…without a way to organize and store our children’s artwork, it adds to...
So, when I learned that this month was all about “A Day in the Life” here at The Creative Mama, I had this idea to chronicle my day in snapshots. In doing so, I realized that my days were...
I almost titled this post, “How I Get Everything Done.” But I was laughing too hard to type those words. Instead, I decided to document my entire day via Instagram with my iPhone. What an...
Story print by the very talented VOL25 I shared part of our house-hunting journey in my “Day In the Life” post earlier this month. Since then, we found a home in Florida, have been workin...
We’ve said it here before, none of us Creative Mama’s have got it all together all the time. Life is full of chaos. So in the spirit of “a day in the life” this month, I thoug...
When we first started homeschooling, I had this picture in my head of days curled up on the couch reading books, afternoons building castles and drawbridges at the kitchen table and the weekly field ...
Last summer, I found myself with a rare afternoon alone. I had decided since we were nearing the half year mark, it was a good time to sift through some images on my computer to use later for my year...
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There have many times since becoming a parent when I have been asked, “How do you do it?”—“it” being everything that needs to be done in a given day as the mother of three young children and full-tim...
7:22 am: My babies like to snuggle in the crib to read books. It gives me a few minutes to start a load of laundry and make the beds. Somehow, starting the day with these two tasks complete...
Two months ago I could have written an article called “how to have a two year old and plenty of time to yourself, too.” But then…I had a baby. The baby that made us a family of four...
Six weeks ago, we welcomed our second little boy, Isaac, into the world. This month and a half has been an incredibly precious time for our family, but also one of huge adjustments. When my husband w...
In the last 8 months my days have seen a major change. I sent my baby to kindergarten in the fall and it changed everything. Our house became quiet for 8 hours a day. I could go to the grocery sto...
Random question. Did you ever have to write your own epitaph in high school English class or was that just the sort of fun reserved for my own little twisted teenage place in the world? I̵...
This month we are highlighting a “day in the life” theme open to our writers’ interpretation. What does a day in the life of a military family on the move look like? I’m sure any of you who have made...
How many of you wish that you could get your camera off the green square and shoot creatively? Would you like to know more about metering or shooting in manual mode? Are there settings on your came...
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